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Dec 13, 2010
Dec 13, 2010
Dagger (Gwálaa)
Dagger (Gwálaa)
late 1800s–early 1900s
Ivory, fiber, leather, metal (steel), shell
Overall: 3.8 x 4.8 cm (1 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.); Blade: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.)
Gift of J. H. Wade 1916.720
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Description
After Europeans introduced firearms, the Indigenous Northwest Coast dagger transformed from a weapon into a status symbol worn in a sheath that hung from the neck. That may be the case with this example, which depicts a bear’s head over a supine human.
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